Question

Nathan and Jorge are working on a decimal division problem in

math class. After finishing the problem, it looked like this: 4.76 ÷
2.5 = 0.19. Nathan said that the decimal is incorrectly placed in the
quotient, and Jorge disagrees. Who is right? Explain your answer

Answer 1

Nathan

Explanation:

4.76 / 2.5

= (476/100) / (25/10)

= (476/100) * (10/25)

= 238/125

= 1.904

Thus, Nathan is right in saying that the decimal is incorrectly placed in the quotient of the given answer 0.19